Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-04
THAT WIFE OF WATS0N7S.
HER OLD HOME MUCH WORKED UP
ABOUT HER,

And Prepared to Give the Husband q
Warm Watson's Grievances
The Young wife's Whereabouts Dis
covered-Kissane's Cussedness-Arson
and Forgery as a Prelude to Respect
ability.
CHICAGO, April Ala the news from New
York Friday a telegram was published from
C. L. Watson, OF New York, to the chief of
police of Pittsburg, inquiring for the where
abouts of Mrs. Watson, his wife. 1t was
stated that Mrs. Watson was supposed to
have left Chicago for Plttsburg on the 25th,
on train that was subsequently wrecked at
Leetonia, Ohio, and several persons killed;
that nothing had been heard from her, and
that 1t was feared that she had either been
killed or had become insane and wandered
away.
Saturday morning dispatches from New
| York connected Watson with the recent
| mysterious murder of a woman at Railway.
| N. j., and it was stated that he had acted
| suspiciously and refused to tell whether be
had ever been at Railway, and that he had
| quietly left for the west Thursday night
| iNt Btil VI TIC hOititi lSlcittu W was
found by the roadside, and murder had
evidently been committed After few days
che was identified and later the person who
| identified her said he was mistaken. She
has since ben identified by several persons
Watson arrived in Chicago Friday evening
and was found by United Press reporter
| Saturday at the Commercial hotel he Is a
| small man, with a brown beard, an English
| accent, and a nervous, excitshle manner He
said he had come here to find his wife, and
| Indignantly tienis;, that he had anything to
do with tine bloeiy mystery at Railway. IL
can prove he said, THAT | was in Balti-
more when this murder is supposed to have
been committed. | never refused to say
| whether | had been TO the town | was
there. ! went out to see the body when |
| began to worry about my wife. but found
that although the murderer woman lid not
look unlike Mrs. Watson, it was not shen
MIR Watson said he had only known his
wife two mouths tefore be married her
Her name was Lillian Snavely, and her
folks are well-to-do farmers, OF Sterling
Ills. Mr.. Watson met her in this city, where
she was taking painting lessons, and fell in
love with her She was rich-had money
and bonds at her disposal, and when she mar
ried Mr. Watson on March 10 in Chicago
she put her bonds and cash into his hands,
saying, Take them, Charlie, and put them
in bank in your name" MIR. Watson said
however, that he refused to do so, although
she insisted He said her mother was bit
terly opposed 10 the marriage because he
was comparatively poor man, but they
slipped away and We're united before her
family could prevent it.
Mr. Watson said after their marriage they
intended to go to Kansas, where he was 60
ing to engage III the cattle business. He
went east to settle up some business and
bid goodbye to relatives in Baltimore aud
New York He left here on March i, and
first went to Baltimore. Mrs. Watson re-
manned behind, but wrote letters TO him al
most daily All at once her letters ceased
and then he wired TO a friend here to give
him information about his wife, as all hi!
letters and kilograms TO her were I'm
answered His friend in reply telegraphei
him that his wife had left Chicago on March
n to meet him at Pitts6urg. He had sought
since then to trace out her whereabout bu
had failed to learn any thing concerning her
He said that his own idea was that hel
mother had her locked up at Sterling, and il
was likely he would go to that place anC
make search Mr. Watson said he wa:
formerly an officer III the British army, anC
lately had Travelled for three years In Eu
'ope. He had no occupation at present
A dispatch from Sterling, Ills, states that
the town is III a fever Of excitement over tbs
case of the missing girl, Lillian Snavely
Watson. Her widowed mother, who live.
on fine farm three miles south of Sterling
is nearly wild with grief She has not seer
her daughter since her marriage to Watson
1t was learned that the missing girls ward
robe which she took when the left home con
tanned dark green cashmere dress and a
black silk sacque with fur collar. such a.
was worn by the murdered girl whose body
was found at Railway. A picture of the
victim received III Sterling Sunday Is almos
an exact fac-simile OF che taken OF Lillian
Snaveiy few months ago. So great is tn,
excitement in Sterling that many threat.
against Watson are made, aud it is likely BIZ
would get warm reception il he would steI
foot within the town. Lillian was great
fayurite, and it is tue general belief among
those who knew her that thare has been foul
play in beT disappearance. She belongs Il
one of tine be5t families i'll the county, ant
0y the death of her father became Possessed
of considerable wealth All the money sh,
had i'll bank, ever S=,o01, was drawn by he
, after she married Watson.
LATER. Mrs Snavely- " atson it has heel
definitely ascertained, Is in Omaha. alv
and well Her husband whom she has beef
GLIDING for six weeks, hasi,issppeared.
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